Here is a great opportunity to see one of hip hops most famous groups do what they do best. This footage is from an appearance on Yo MTV Raps in 1992. Jam master Jay starts the set by beat juggling the track “Big Beat” by Billy Squire before dropping in the instrumental to Run DMC’s track “Beats to the rhyme” that is itself based on a breakbeat from a track called “Mardigras” by jazz keyboardist Bob James. Continue reading →